At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

At that time, it was not like it is now. The Wei State was strong, and his father explicitly prohibited private fighting among the people and implemented salt and iron official camps, confiscating civilian weapons, and the people gradually lost the spirit of fighting fiercely. At that time, it was a disagreement. With knives facing each other, it is not uncommon to kill people in the street..."

Guo Peng slowly told Guo Jin about his childhood.

That era was only 40 to [-] years ago, and the era is not far away. People who are the same age as Guo Peng now still have memories of that time.

But after Guo Jin grew up, this kind of situation basically no longer happened.

The people of the Wei Empire regained stability and peace, and the grassroots were also controlled by the powerful tentacles of the Wei Empire, and the civil chaos in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was no longer there.

If the government is corrupt and incompetent, unable to control the local area, unable to give the people a certain sense of security, or even become a security destroyer, then the people will be allowed to protect themselves spontaneously.

The people will hold weapons uncontrollably, actively practice martial arts, and establish various self-defense organizations, so that the social phenomenon of "violent folk customs" appears, and the government is powerless to intervene.

However, no matter how tough the folk customs are, they are quite powerless in the face of highly organized professional troops and professional ordnance. A disordered society will further devour the vitality of the country and destroy the foundation of unification, which will eventually bring disastrous consequences.

Just like the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

And if the government is strong, fulfills its duties, and can make ordinary people feel safe, then they will naturally not have the idea of ​​​​self-defense, so the action to ban civilian weapons will go very smoothly.

This is what Guo Peng has been working hard to promote since he became the pastor of Qingzhou.

Guo Jin's generation grew up in such an environment. Of course, they will not be like Guo Peng when he was young.

Guo Jin didn't need to follow Guo Peng's example. He established himself as the king of children by beating all the sons of the Cao family and Xiahou family with sticks.

"When my father was young, there were many powerful families in the local area, and every family had private soldiers. The young children also practiced martial arts since childhood, and they were brave and fierce. Born in such an environment, my father was naturally infected with courage. The habit of fighting hard.

Fighting in groups for my father all the year round, bringing the sons of the Cao family and Xiahou family to fight with other powerful clans, dozens of times a year, several times a month, and sometimes even when he is ruthless, he can even fight with his father. The opponent was covered in blood. "

When Guo Peng said this, Guo Jin listened with great interest, as if he was very interested in it.

But this is not the point.

"Every time there is a group fight, my father rushes to the front and leads them to fight. He rushes to the front, hits the hardest, and suffers the most injuries. Therefore, they have developed the habit of obeying their father since they were young. This is also regarded as being a father. A windfall, this is something you can't learn."

Guo Peng told Guo Jin the key points.

"The son understands what the father means."

Guo Jin nodded, indicating that he understood.

"When my father was young, the folk custom was to be brave and ruthless. That's why my father used this method to make Cao's Xiahou family obey his father and dare not disobey him. But when my son grew up with them, this kind of folk custom is gone. exists."

"Yes, you can't and don't have to use the way of being a father to get their obedience. You have to use your own way, the way that suits you best to get their obedience, and solve the problems you face. If you try your best and still have disobedience If someone exists, then you have to pay attention.”

Guo Peng reminded Guo Jin.

Guo Jin pursed his lips and nodded.

"My son understands."

"Ah."

Guo Peng expressed satisfaction with Guo Jin's awareness.

This is decent, power is extremely exclusive, and what cannot be tolerated is not tolerated, there is no reason.

Guo Jin is only a county magistrate with some power, but at this time, there are already some voices of doubt and challenges in his ruling team.

This is unconscious, it is a kind of inertia, but if it is not contained and changed as soon as possible, then Guo Jin will face even greater problems when he assumes greater power in the future.

These people are afraid of Guo Peng, but they are not afraid of Guo Jin. Guo Jin doesn't need their fear at the moment, but respect is indispensable.

The room for emotion in the power field is too small, so small that it is almost impossible to accommodate two people at the same time.

Of course, how to do it is Guo Jin's business, and Guo Peng will not interfere.

If he couldn't even control these people well, then he would really have wasted Guo Peng's painstaking education on him, let alone control tens of thousands of officials and hundreds of thousands of troops in an empire.

chapter 1082 one thousand and ninety-two Guo Peng will continue to toss

Emperor, the only job in the world, would it be so easy to do?

Guo Peng is currently facing a lot of problems and the difficult pace of reform is the best portrayal of this profession.

I'm too difficult.

Someone Guo wanted to say this from the bottom of his heart.

But the road I chose, the throne I stepped on, and I cried, I will continue to work until I die.

Guo Jin only needs to worry about what's going on in his inner circle.

But Guo Peng has to worry about what happens in a big empire.

For example, regarding the issue of land, Guo Peng not only needs to consider how to develop it when the population is small, but also how to maintain it in the future when the population surges.

Of course, when the population surges in the future and the land in the densely populated areas of the Central Plains is not enough, the Wei Empire will not be helpless.

Finding ways to increase food production is one way.

It is also a way to increase non-staple foods such as meat, eggs, milk and beans to reduce food consumption.

Of course, the most important way is to move the excess population to the south of the Yangtze River.

Migrating the population from the Central Plains to the south of the Yangtze River can not only relieve the pressure brought about by the population surge in the Central Plains, but also accelerate the development of the south of the Yangtze River.

The population carrying capacity of Jiangnan has been greatly underestimated.

As long as the development can be carried out properly and the imperial court is willing to invest, the population in the entire south of the Yangtze River will not be less than that in the Central Plains.

Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou are all strong population carrying places, and even the Liaodong region in the future may not be able to stand alone and carry a considerable part of the population.

What these places lack is development.

It is not enough to rely on the army to burn all the way there.

As long as there is no development by humans, and no pollution and environmental changes caused by industry, the local ecology will be able to recover itself in just a few years after being burned by the fire, and the recovery is quite good, almost as if no one has been here.

Only the presence of humans can change the local ecological environment, either destroying or coexisting, and only humans who have mastered the production technology can bring about changes.

Cut down trees, reclaim wasteland, turn these places full of plants, weeds, and various wild animals into arable land, produce enough food, and settle in the local area to permanently domesticate and use this land.

Then have children, increase the population, and create civilization and customs.

However, this kind of thing does not happen overnight. The development of wasteland takes time and costs.

The wasteland development organized by the imperial court has been steadily carried out in the south of the Yangtze River, and organized immigration actions are also carried out, but there is no big result in the short term.

Besides, the population of the entire Wei Empire is only over [-] million. It is possible to consider future matters, but there is no need to act prematurely.

You have to eat food one bite at a time, and you have to drink wine one bite at a time. The steps are too big, kah—it’s easy to tear the eggs.

So someone Guo really needs to wait for his people.

It is impossible for him to bury his head and move forward alone. Only when his people move forward can the country really move forward.

Otherwise, no matter how hard he works alone, he will not be able to drag such a huge empire.

Now he's gone far enough to stop and wait.

Therefore, during the period of large-scale development, when various major projects were launched one after another and have not yet been completed, Mr. Guo decided to stop for a while and not carry out so many reforms for the time being.

The reform will not be carried out for the time being, but the country cannot be stopped. If the new ones cannot be carried out, then the old ones will be carried out.

Foreign wars and anti-corruption operations are old methods, but they are good ways to ensure that the country will not continue to be corrupt.

There is no way to eliminate officials in an upright manner, so we use anti-corruption actions as a means to kill the old ones and replace them with new ones, which can also deter a group of officials by the way.

Always let those officials have something to do honestly, and not let them have nothing to do. If they have nothing to do, the people will suffer.

As a responsible emperor and a real monarch, Guo needs to think a little more about the Li Shu of the empire.

So he will continue to toss.

Anti-corruption with one hand, preparation for war with the other, sweeping away rice worms internally with one hand, and sweeping away worries externally with the other.

The anti-corruption campaign has officially ended at the end of March in the fifth year of Yande, and it ended very decisively without leaving any tail.

After killing a large number of officials, Guo Peng ordered the Ministry of Officials to select and dispatch new officials to take office as soon as possible, so the Ministry of Officials became busy, and the Ministry of Rites also became busy.

For the sake of the family's future and future, even people like Xu Jing began to become popular, and there were countless people who wanted to get in touch with him openly and secretly.

If Xu Jing is like this, let alone Zhang Zhao, who is innocent.

Needless to say, people from Xuzhou, people from Jingzhou, people from Yangzhou, people from Yizhou, people from Yuzhou, people from Yongzhou...

Anyway, at least people who don't belong to the three prefectures of Qingyan and Hebei are trying to get close to Zhang Zhaola.

Who made Zhang Zhao really have so many official positions to choose from?

There are not only local ones, but also some central positions. Although the position is not too high and the power is not too great, it is also an official position in Luoyang, isn't it?

The official position in Luoyang is always the first choice of officials. It is better to be an official in Luoyang, even if it is just an errand official, than to be an official in the local area.

All local officials in the Wei Dynasty are looking forward to becoming officials in Luoyang.

Zhang Zhao was so annoyed that he closed the door to thank the guests, ignoring anyone, and after a little inquiring, he found out that Xu Jing also made the same choice.

Even so, these guys who annoyed Zhang Zhaohe like flies still surrounded them, not letting go of any chance.

This news was also known by Guo Peng. He watched with great interest such a big play directed by himself, and felt happy seeing the various states of the world.

Of course he doesn't feel that all the talents in the world are in his pocket.

Choosing from a limited group of people cannot select such outstanding talents.

This kind of investigation is more like a game. Even if many conditions are restricted by Guo Peng, it is still an advanced game and nothing interesting.

The people who participated in it were related to each other, and eight out of ten people who were beaten with a stick were related.

What's up with this?

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao are both sensible people. Faced with such a thing, they first closed the door to thank the guests, then stayed at home for a few days, and then went to Guo Peng with a list.

These are the candidate lists for more important positions, including central officials, county guards, and county magistrates for counties with large populations.

The rest is the candidate list of some more important auxiliary officials in the state and county government, who also hold more important powers.

They asked Guo Peng whether it was appropriate to do this, whether it was appropriate to do that.

This behavior made Guo Peng realize that they are worthy of use.

And this opportunity is also a good opportunity to expand the influence of the third party in the DPRK and China, so Guo Peng expressed his understanding for their behavior of appointing more officials who are not from the three prefectures of Qing, Yan and Hebei.

"You need to select more truly talented and moral people to take up these important positions, and let them remember the fate of those criminals before, and don't lose their integrity because of some petty profits."

The end of losing [Integrity] is to lose one's life. Regarding this point, Guo Peng feels that they will definitely understand.

According to Guo Peng's expectations, Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao never acted arbitrarily.

This is different from Cheng Yu and Cui Yan back then.

As for the affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, in Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao's view, as long as it involves the selection of officials, apart from some officials such as village chiefs and township chiefs at the grassroots level, the third-level bureaucrats of the state, county and county and the central bureaucracy The list will be reported to Guo Peng.

They will make a list report, who will be selected, who will not be selected, who is the first choice, who is the candidate, and the place of origin, etc., will be completely marked for Guo Peng to see.

Guo Peng is satisfied with their work attitude.

They must be aware of their situation and what they should do most. The only reason they hold this power is the emperor's needs.

They don't need to be responsible to Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe, they only need to be responsible to the emperor.

That's right, now the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites no longer consult Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe for their affairs.

Originally, the work of the eight ministries of Shangshutai had to be brought together to Shangshu Ling, who made a preliminary decision and then reported it to the emperor.

But after the previous political turmoil, the control of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites has actually been transferred from Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe to the emperor.

The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites have begun to be directly responsible to the emperor and report directly to the emperor. They have basically no obligations to Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe, and are more like the cabinet of the emperor's direct department.

As for this, Cheng Yu and Tian Feng had nothing to do.

They dare not let the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of Rites report to their side instead of the emperor.

Originally, Cheng Yu was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and Tian Feng controlled the Ministry of Rites through Cui Yan.

Both of them lost vital power to each other, and they could not continue to hold such vital power, nor could they intervene in court personnel.

Xu Jing and Zhang Zhao surrendered their allegiance to the emperor directly with the power in their hands, reported everything directly to the emperor, bypassed Shang Shuling and Shang Shupushe, as if they did not exist at all.

The important Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites in the eight departments of Shangshutai have been directly controlled by the emperor, which means that the emperor lost his trust in Cheng Yu and Tian Feng.